Cleveland Indians Betting Odds

Cleveland rocks! Or do they? Or will they? How are the Indians’ betting odds shaping up this year? Last year many experts, including the writers at Sports Illustrated pick the Indians to win the American League and even the world series. Well, that never happened, as most underestimated the KC Royals, and the Indians struggled with injuries and inconsistency. Some are picking Cleveland to win the AL Central division. But for that to happen, the youth and potential they gathered lately needs to start paying dividends. [+]

They can be good. They should be good. But will they finally be good? Like any team, the need to stay healthy, and their offense needs to provide their solid pitching rotation with frequent and timely help.

Cleveland Indians Odds Today

Let’s take a look at the Cleveland Indians odds today, for people looking to place a bet on today’s action, with the sharpest line in the business. The Indians play their home games at Progressive Field, and their games will air on television from the Eastern Time Zone.

Cleveland Indians Standings

We are your source for the Cleveland Indians standings. Check back often to see how they are doing against their inter-divisional foes and rivals.

MLB

#

team

P

W

L

p+

p-

%

1

New York Yankees

66

46

20

355

255

0.697

2

Boston Red Sox

72

48

24

362

260

0.667

3

Houston Astros

72

47

25

376

222

0.653

4

Seattle Mariners

71

46

25

312

284

0.648

5

Milwaukee Brewers

70

42

28

305

255

0.600

6

Chicago Cubs

67

40

27

337

237

0.597

7

Atlanta Braves

70

41

29

340

276

0.586

8

Arizona Diamondbacks

70

39

31

309

262

0.557

9

Washington Nationals

67

37

30

284

236

0.552

10

Los Angeles Dodgers

69

37

32

333

274

0.536

11

Los Angeles Angels

71

38

33

323

292

0.535

12

St. Louis Cardinals

68

36

32

289

282

0.529

13

Philadelphia Phillies

68

36

32

286

280

0.529

14

Cleveland Indians

69

36

33

330

305

0.522

15

Pittsburgh Pirates

70

35

35

324

320

0.500

16

Oakland Athletics

71

35

36

310

317

0.493

17

Detroit Tigers

72

35

37

302

327

0.486

18

Colorado Rockies

70

34

36

313

356

0.486

19

San Francisco Giants

71

34

37

294

326

0.479

20

San Diego Padres

73

34

39

282

324

0.466

21

Minnesota Twins

67

31

36

289

294

0.463

22

Tampa Bay Rays

70

32

38

277

292

0.457

23

Toronto Blue Jays

70

32

38

312

336

0.457

24

New York Mets

67

29

38

250

296

0.433

25

Miami Marlins

71

28

43

249

352

0.394

26

Texas Rangers

72

28

44

302

381

0.389

27

Cincinnati Reds

70

25

45

293

362

0.357

28

Chicago White Sox

69

24

45

264

347

0.348

29

Kansas City Royals

70

22

48

258

391

0.314

30

Baltimore Orioles

69

19

50

238

357

0.275

Cleveland Indians Betting

The Indians were one game over .500 last year and a pretty big letdown. But this year they’re poised to make a move up the standings and at least threaten for a wild card spot.

When you’re betting on any baseball game, pay special attention to the pitching matchup, the injuries, and trends. In MLB, the best team in a division isn’t that much more talented than bad teams. When you’re placing bets, know that if the #1 team in the division is playing a 3 game series with the #4 or #5 team, it’s very likely the cellar-dweller will win at least 1 of those games. Upsets aren’t always longshots.

Last year, the Indians pitchers struck out an all-time AL record 24.8 percent of the batters they faced. This record had been set the year prior by the Tampa Bay Rays’ 23.44 percent. Like 3-pointers in the NBA, strikeouts in the MLB are on the rise in a record-shattering way. But, that doesn’t make the record meaningless, as Indian pitchers have proven they can hurl massive heat. And there is no reason their rotation of Corey Kluber, Danny Salazar, Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer can’t break that mark this year.